10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2023

This has obviously involved the active targeting of Moruga Grasshopper eggs and young, and an all-out attack involving chemical warfare. Abundant animals like grasshoppers are always abundant for a reason. A Squirrel Cuckoo was also bounding along the branches with their smaller relative. Naturally, I had to investigate.

Trinidad 147

Trinidad Squirrels Investigation Bears 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

Some animals are injured and killed by wildfires. While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. Birds are able to fly away, but their nests and eggs can be destroyed. What Do Wild Animals Do in a Wildfire?

Wildlife 102

Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Science 102

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

And squirrels. Aggravatingly, many squirrels. How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works).

America 228

America Industry Squirrels Birds 228

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Animals of Kruger National Park by Keith Barnes is the animal guide I wish I had when I visited South Africa. It would have been useful to have more information about the rest camps that define each route, but I understand that there is a fine line (maybe even a broad one) between writing an animal guide and a tourist guide.

Rhinos 238

Rhinos Mammals Animal White Rhinos 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

A squirrel skittered by … a squirrel is not a bird. He had the habit of asking very similar question about the animals featured in his zoology lectures, including basic questions like how big they are, what limits physiology puts on their geographic range, etc. Peter and St. Paul islands, studied by Darwin.

Mammals 174

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

On our first morning after breakfast, my group and the teens piled onto a boat and headed out to Eastern Egg Rock, once again the breeding ground for Atlantic Puffins (as well as a host of other seabirds) thanks to biologist Dr. Stephen Kress. A Magnificent Frigatebird’s feathers weigh more than its skeleton. What was it like?”

Puffins 253

Puffins Birds Groups West Virginia 253

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

The quills of the “Saqu Ettair” Secretarybirds feed on small lizards, insects, rodents, birds eggs and, of course, snakes. I’ve seen Secretarybirds zigzag after fleeing animals, spreading their huge wings periodically, presumably in an effort to maintain their balance as they twist and turn.

Botswana 221

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 221